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WHEELER LAKE ASSN, INC: Wheeler Lake Comprehensive Lake Management Plan

The Wheeler Lake Association is sponsoring a project to develop a Comprehensive Lake Management Plan for Wheeler Lake.

Project final deliverables include: all data collected, agendas and minutes for planning meetings, and a lake management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan.

Specific project activities include: 1) In-Lake water quality monitoring, water sample analysis, and evaluation; 2) Fishery assessment 3) 4) Conduct lake user survey; 5) Shoreline inventory/mapping;

6) Management planning meetings; 7) Point Intercept Surveys

Special Conditions: 1) CLMN efforts should not be duplicated, and these data shall be included in the trends analysis and final reporting; 2) All data shall be entered into the SWIMS database; 3) Draft sociological/user surveys and shoreline assessments must be reviewed and approved by the Department before being initiated. Point Intercept Surveys shall be done according to DNR protocol: \201CRecommended baseline monitoring of aquatic plants in Wisconsin: sampling design, field and laboratory procedures, data entry and analysis, and applications\201D. Locate using publication number PUB-SS-1068

This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps, and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Biologist.

If consultant is to provide final report, it is recommended that Grantee provide DNR Lake Coordinator with a draft for comment on report adequacy prior to making final payment to the consultant. DNR to receive both paper and electronic .pdf copies of the final report along with, or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request.

Project Type LAKE_GRANT - Large Scale Lake Planning
Project ID LPL168919
Year Started 2019
Status COMPLETE

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People/Organizations Involved

  • Wheeler Lake Association, Inc.